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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had enlisted fighters from 47 countries including North Korea, Ghana and India to fight against Ukraine. Zelensky also warned that his forces could target Russian heating and energy facilities in the winter months if Moscow continues to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Pope Leo XIV begins on Friday a four-day visit to France, placed under high security and rhythmic by several great religious celebrations. After a first stage in Paris, where he will be welcomed by Emmanuel Macron, the pontiff will go to Lourdes and then Metz. A shift marked by several sensitive issues, including sexual violence within the Church, issues related to artificial intelligence and the issue of peace in Europe.
The European Central Bank has launched a consultation with Europeans to choose the new designs of the currency. Future French tickets will perhaps be decorated with birds and rivers, as a reminder of the themes of freedom and borders, which birds constantly cross. The explanations of Christophe Bys, Head of the Economy and Enterprise section of The conversation France.
Paris prosecutors say they have opened several investigations after receiving complaints about women allegedly filmed on the street without their consent by people wearing so-called “smart glasses”. Calls are growing across Europe for action against what campaigners have dubbed “pervert” smart glasses, after secretly filmed footage of women and girls appeared online. Solange Mougin reports.
In this edition we welcome CNN's correspondent in France, Melissa Bell. Melissa is the author of "Sous l'influence americaine", an investigation into American interference in France and Europe. She tells us about the ways in which American interference is being felt in Europe and France and what we should expect during the 2027 French presidential election campaign.
In South-East Asia, hundreds of thousands of workers in fraud centres are swindling people around the world – in the United States, Europe and China. The damage would amount to nearly $10 billion a year for American nationals alone. But these crooks are also often themselves victims, forced into slavery according to human rights defenders. China is trying to dismantle these scam centres in neighbouring Burma.
In Southeast Asia, hundreds of thousands of people working in fraud centres are scamming people across the world. US authorities suggest the fraudsters are responsible for scams worth almost $10 billion a year against US nationals alone. Victims in Europe, the UK and China have also been targeted. Human rights groups further warn that those working in the centres are often themselves victims of human trafficking – forced to work as slaves.
The centre’s blind adherence to austerity has devastated European societies.
The EU has agreed to remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine for another three years. The decision came after difficult negotiations, as EU sanctions require unanimous approval from all 27 member states. Caroline Baum reports.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after visiting Russia. A diplomatic role that is not usually attributed to the powerful boss of American spies. Yet, this is not the first time the CIA has been acting as intermediaries. John Ratcliffe has the means that other diplomats don't necessarily have... which is not without risk.
On the rise in pump prices, the government announces new targeted aid. According to François Kalfon, MEP and PS member, "the account is not: automatic help is needed for the most modest". He suggested that "all oil superprofits be taxed in Europe". On the Russian threat, the MEP notes a significant increase in hybrid attacks and in the European Parliament, "some political parties like AFD are under Russian domination".
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a French national imprisoned for espionage a day after the EU lifted sanctions on a Russian billionaire.
Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.
Referring to "a productive meeting with Donald Trump" on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Ukrainian President said that their two countries wanted the war with Russia to end "before the winter". They discussed "potential stages of de-escalation that could pave the way for diplomacy," but also "an energy moratorium," says Zelensky.
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists that Kyiv is ready to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow does the same, with hopes to end the war before winter.
After several months of tension, US President Donald Trump signed an agreement in New York on Tuesday with Denmark and Greenland to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic. In particular, the text envisages strengthening the American military presence on the island, while maintaining the territory under Danish control.
Fuel prices have hit record highs across Europe in recent days, driven by soaring oil prices amid the war in the Middle East and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. However, the scale of the increases, as well as the measures taken to address them, varies significantly from one EU country to another. Here’s why.
The French executive had to make new announcements on Tuesday afternoon to respond to the upsurge in fuel prices. These sharp pump increases also do not spare France's European neighbours. Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain: each state is responding to the current energy crisis. Overview.
Year after year, the mountains of the Dolomites become more popular with tourists. Amid millions of visitors, 30,000 inhabitants speak a language only they understand: Ladin, one of the oldest minority languages in Europe.
The prime minister met the European Commission President during his visit to the United Nations General Assembly.
